Michael Margolis has proclaimed a 12-week story blogging challenge for himself and has invited others to join him. He’s challenged himself in conjunction with his Social Media Jedi Program, which launched last week. The challenge is to blog at least weekly. In the comments to his entry announcing the challenge, … Continue reading
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Facebook Stories: Story Data from Large, Diverse Population
My blog feed runs on Facebook, where occasionally, my entries generate more comments than they do here on the actual blog. Such was the case with my followup blog entry about Facebook marking its 500 millionth user by launching Facebook Stories. The entry generated a lively discussion on Facebook among … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Eric James Wolf: Exciting Projects in the Works
See a photo of Eric his bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Eric James Wolf, Question 5: Q: You seem to have lots of storytelling projects going on and more planned for the future. Which projects are you most excited about … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Eric James Wolf: Storytelling Award Means the World
See a photo of Eric his bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Eric James Wolf, Question 4: Q: You are to receive the Oracle Award in recognition of your work as producer and host of the Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf Show … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Eric James Wolf: He Seeks Passion and Expertise in Podcast Guests
See a photo of Eric his bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Eric James Wolf, Question 3: Q: In your list of questions for me*, you asked what characteristics attract me to the story practitioners I interview in my Q&As. Let me turn that question … Continue reading
Update: Facebook Reaches Half a Billion Users and Launches Facebook Stories
Updating my entry from Sunday that included a mention of Facebook stories: Facebook acquired its 500 millionth user today and decided to ficus not on those staggering numbers but on the stories behind them. Hence, the social-media venue is launching Facebook Stories today. Pretty significant when the biggest site on … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Eric James Wolf: Storytelling Is Best Tool to Teach People Right Livelihood
See a photo of Eric his bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Eric, Question 2: Q: What inspired you to “cross over” and explore the applied side of storytelling, e.g., your interview with Steve Denning (pictured)? A: I have always been an applied storyteller so I do … Continue reading
Grayson Uses Story to Urge Passage of Unemployment Benefits
I know Alan Grayson from near my former congressional district in Central Florida is a pariah to many, but I am citing this powerful, very short speech because it starts with a story — about his grandfather searching for stuff in the dump that he could sell to support his … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Eric James Wolf: Dyslexia’s Gifts to a Storyteller
Eric James Wolf of The Art of Storytelling Show has been on my radar for a long time and was one of the first people I invited to participate in a Q&A. Because he has dyslexia (see his comments about dyslexia below), writing isn’t easy for Eric, and he initially … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Scott Schwertly: Epic Storyteller Specializing in Presentation Design
I’ve been fascinated with Scott Schwertly’s company, Ethos3 Communications, for quite some time, having first blogged about the firm two years ago. It’s one of a small handful of companies that create dazzling presentation designs emphasizing storytelling. Ethos3’s slideshow “Storytelling 101” has enjoyed tremendous buzz (I mentioned it here). It’s … Continue reading